Well I must admit I don't understand why is this movie always referred to as "horror" when in fact it has purely "film noir" atmosphere,is constantly filmed in shadows and looks/feels like film noir,so for me - this IS film noir. If there are elements of horror in a story,so be it,it's more about audience than creators.
Simone Simon is very good (cute,sweet accent) as exotic beauty with dark secrets and hidden past,I thought she was adorable and in fact quite convincing in her transformations from girl-next-door into a dangerous woman possessed with jealousy - the rest of the cast is good but not exceptional and everything more or less depends on how good Simon is,but she holds the movie on her shoulders admirably. There is also a very interesting uncredited cameo of Elizabeth Russel as another "cat woman" who recognizes Simon in some restaurant and approaches her,asking "my sister?" - she had probably 1 minute on a screen but steals the scene,what a presence.
For me this is about movie magic - making something out of nothing,since it's apparent that scenography was second handed and budget was limited - and even with all this limitations movie ended up being great because idea was brilliant. Borrowed scenography and shoe-string budget and look at the results,a classic.
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